Re: Latest bash_2.05a-4_i386.deb messes up '.bash_profile'?
On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 09:04, Jeff Bonner wrote:
> Maybe this is intended, I'm not sure...
>
> When I first installed Woody, I thought my '.bash_profile' had the
> 'include .bashrc if it exists' commands intact and operational (in other
> words, not commented out). Certainly, on my Potato box, this is the
> case.
>
> However, I just 'apt-get upgrade'ed to a new bash, version 2.05a-4.
> When this was subsequently installed, I noticed the replacement
> '.bash_profile' has EVERYthing commented out, meaning none of it works
> until you edit accordingly... no aliases, directory color, etc.
>
> Since I think it only winds up in /etc/skel, it might not be immediately
> obvious. I only stumbled across it because I was copying files back and
> forth, trying to restore a user account to normal.
>
> I'm relatively new to Debian, so can anyone else verify this behavior?
Everything commented out except 'umask 022'. File dated 12-Jan.
Looks like bash was updated 21-Jan on my woody system, and includes
/etc/skel/.bash_profile.
Cheers,
Pann
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